Frauenhaus

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German frouwenhūs, frōwenhūs, vrouwenhūs, vrounhūs, equivalent to Frau +‎ -en- +‎ Haus. Compare Middle Low German vrouwenhûs, Middle Dutch vrouwenhuus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfʁaʊ̯ənˌhaʊ̯s/
  • Hyphenation: Frau‧en‧haus
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Noun

Frauenhaus n (strong, genitive Frauenhauses, plural Frauenhäuser)

  1. women's shelter

Declension

Declension of Frauenhaus
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Frauenhaus die Frauenhäuser
genitive eines des Frauenhauses der Frauenhäuser
dative einem dem Frauenhaus, Frauenhause1 den Frauenhäusern
accusative ein das Frauenhaus die Frauenhäuser

1Now rare, see notes.

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